"A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding deep breathing exercise to improve the pulmonary function among students of B.Sc. Nursing 3 rd semester at SPRC college of nursing Kashipur (Uttarakhand).

A pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding deep breathing exercise to improve pulmonary function among B.Sc. Nursing students.The study was conducted at Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan College of Nursing, Kashipur, Uttarakhand.Fifty B.Sc. Nursing students were selected using non-probability purposive sampling technique.Data were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire before and after the structured teaching programme.Paired t-test and chi-square test were used for data analysis.The mean post-test knowledge score (24.28 ± 2.90) was significantly higher than the mean pre-test score (17.86 ± 3.92).The difference was statistically significant at 0.05 level, indicating the effectiveness of the structured teaching programme.